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How a unique gene mutation may drive autism

Published Today | By Maria Cohut | Fact checked by Paula Field Which factors drive autism? This is a question to which researchers still have no answer. Now, a new study conducted in mice and assessing data from humans suggests that a unique genetic mutation may play a key role in early brain development, contributing to...

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The case of a woman who feels almost no pain leads scientists to a new gene mutation

By JACQUELYN CORLEY Doctors in Scotland were amazed when a 66-year-old woman underwent what is normally a very painful operation on her hand for severe arthritis and required little to no pain medication afterward. Similarly, two years ago, she was diagnosed with severe osteoarthritis in her hip with significant joint degeneration, yet she complained of no...

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